Parihara Homam is a specific type of Homam (fire ritual) practiced in Hinduism. Unlike many homams seeking blessings or promoting specific goals, Parihara Homams focus on rectification and overcoming challenges.
Purpose of Parihara Homam:
Parihara translates to "remedy" or "safeguard." These homams aim to:
- Appease planetary imbalances: Vedic astrology assigns specific planets to influence various aspects of life. Parihara homams can be performed to appease malefic planetary influences believed to cause problems like ill-health, career troubles, or relationship issues.
- Neutralize negative energy: Parihara homams can target negative energies or curses (drishti) believed to be hindering progress.
- Remove obstacles: These rituals are sometimes performed before undertaking important endeavors to clear the path for success.
List of Parihara Homams (Shanthi's) Offered:
Bheemaratha Shanti / 70th Birthday: Bheemaratha Shanthi has to be performed on the Star Birthday of the Tamil birth month when the 70th year starts or when 69th year gets completed.
Dhanishta Panchaka Shanti: Dhanishta Panchaka Shanti is to be performed when the person dies in Dhanishta, Sathabhisha, Purva Bhadra, Uttarabhadra and Revathi nakshatras. This Shanti helps in avoiding any sudden deaths in the family due to Doshas.
Dhrishti Durga Homam: Drishti Durga Homam is performed to Goddess Durga. Drishti means visions, which sometimes turns dangerous due to jealousy, evil eyes and negativity. It can be performed by individuals, family, business organizations, factory.
Durga Lakshmi Saraswathi Homam: Durga Lakshmi Saraswathi Homam helps the person to get a proper job by removing all the bad effects of planets and getting rid of the evil eyes or any doshas. Durga Lakshmi Saraswathi are the three most powerful Devis.
Gnana Saraswathi / Vidhya Ganapathi Homam: Gnana Saraswathi the god for studies if worshiped and pleased in a committed way sure success in studies are real and best in life.Success in education or career for some persons cannot be deserving to better in life. srivarada performs with proper chants and mantras to appease Goddess and bestows effective education and life uplift career to all.
Kalasarpa Dosa Nivarthi: Kalasarpa dosham nivarthi is a highly beneficial one that can help alleviate the terrible effects of kala sharp dosh. Best and the most auspicious time to do this puja is the Amavasya day that falls on a Wednesday. Kala sarpa dosha is the flawed planetary position in a man's horoscope with a snake molded development. As it were it is said that in any individual's introduction to the world outline, i.E. Horoscope, the staying seven houses are in the grip of rahu and ketu is known as kalasarpa dosha. From Rahu to kethu if every one of the houses are filled then it is known as savya kalasarpa dhosham. Mysteriously Rahu is named as a head and kethu is the tail of a snake.
Kalathra Dosha Nivarthi: Kalathra Dosham means that a person is having troubles in his/her married life. 7th house in a horoscope is the Kalathra sthana – a house indicating the spouse. If any malefic planet is placed in the 7th house of the horoscope, Kalathra Dosha is created. For people suffering from this dosha, Kalathra Dosha Nivarthi pariharam is strongly recommended. During this pariharam, any planet present in the 7th house of the horoscope is worshipped. This pariharam can be performed on any day; but conducting it on Fridays and Sundays offer auspicious results.
Kuja Rahu Sandhi Shanti: Kuja Rahu Sandhi Shanti Homam helps get rid of the bad effects due to position and combination of Kuja and Rahu in your horoscope. Kuja dosha affects ones married life, emotional issues, financial losses and other health related issues.
Rahu Bruhaspathi Sandhi Shanti: Rahu Guru Sandhi Shanti is performed for overcoming all the problems coming during the Rahu Guru Sandhi. Performing this Shanti helps in maintaining good health and get the positive results of the respective grahas.
Santhana Gopala Homam: Santhana Gopala Homam invokes the infant form of Lord Krishna as the chief archetype. This ritual is performed with the intention of blessing you with progeny to carry on your lineage. Childless couples who yearn for offspring and women having trouble conceiving are said to benefit immensely by performing this Homam. The ritual resolves fertility problems of couples, protects expectant mothers against miscarriages and helps in the overall process of childbirth. It also helps overcome delays and complications arising due to pregnancy and ensures safe delivery of the baby.Couples desiring to start a family should perform the Santhana Gopala Homam to bring forth their bundle of joy into this world.
Sashtiabdhapoorthi / 60th Birthday: The Sashtiapthapoorthi has to be done on the Nakshatra birthday of the Tamil birth month when 60year gets completed and when one enters 61.
Sathabhishekam / 80th Birthday: Sadabhishekam can be done on the Star Birthday of the Tamil birth month when 81 year starts or when 80 year gets completed.
Shatru Samhara Homam: Shatru Samhara Homam is a very very powerful vedic ritual performed for Sathru Samhara Moorthy to keep us protected from all evil doers. Lord Karthigai Kumaran fulfils desires of devotees in times of duress. Sathru samhara Homam provides relief from health problems in an effective manner. Incurable diseases can be cured by performing the Homam.
Shukra Adhitya Sandhi Shanti: This is prescribed for those under the influence of Dasha-Sandhi, which stands for the person's planetary alignment, during one MahaDasha to another; especially when the last six months of the planet Shukra and the first six months of the Sun's influence is in that period.
Swayamvara Parvathi Homam: Swayamvara Parvathi Homam, By performing this Homam, various obstacles that delay marriage are removed. The eligible bride or groom is blessed with a suitable spouse. Lord Shiva himself gave the Swayamvara Parvati Mantra to Goddess Parvati Devi. This enabled her to reunite with her divine consort.
